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abbreviations using misspellings in the late 1830s, and
originally stood for "oll
korrect" ("all correct"). This
origin was
first described by
linguist Allen Walker...
- Look up OK, ok, -ok, Ok., or oll
korrect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. OK is a word
expressing approval or ****ent. OK or Ok may also
refer to: OK...
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believing it
stood for 'all correct'
which may have been
misspelled as 'oll
korrect',
while others say that it
means the
opposite of 'knock-out' that is, K...
- Look up okay, -ok, OK, ok, or oll
korrect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Okay is a term of approval, ****ent, or acknowledgment. Okay may also refer...
- YQ's "Efimile (Remix)" with
Naeto C, M.I,
Banky W, & ELDee, Pherowshuz's "
Korrect (remix)" with M.I &
Terry Tha Rapman,
Dekunle Fuji's "Funmilayo" with Jesse...
- okay is disputed, but the most
common view is that it
derives from "Oll
Korrect", an 1830s
comical spelling of "All Correct". Such
spellings may also be...
- re-election campaign,
Martin Van
Buren attempted to
bring the
phrase "Oll
Korrect" –
which was a
slang word for "good" used by the
elite – to the common...
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capital at Ava. The
Boston Morning Post
first records the use of "O.K." (oll
korrect).
March 26 – The
first Henley Royal Regatta is held on the
River Thames...
- 23, 1839 – The
Boston Morning Post
first records the use of "OK" (oll
korrect).
March 1, 1836 –
Antonio García Gutiérrez's play El
Trovador is performed...
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their own columns, some with
misspellings of "all correct" such as oll
korrect,
bringing the
phrase into the
vernacular of
American English. The following...
